Classical & Ancient Studies at George Washington University

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study classical & ancient studies, take a look at what George Washington University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 27,017.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Classical & Ancient Studies section at the bottom of this page.

GWU Classical & Ancient Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Classics

GWU Classical & Ancient Studies Rankings

The classics major at GWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Classical & Ancient Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Classics Student Demographics at GWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the classics majors at George Washington University.

GWU Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of classics bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical classics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at GWU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 59% more racial-ethnic minorities in its classics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Washington University with a bachelor's in classics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Classical & Ancient Studies

If you plan to be a classics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Archaeology & Classical Studies	2

Careers That Classics Grads May Go Into

A degree in classics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Historians	210	$107,440

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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